Grateful Dead New Orleans live versions: 5 shows
Explore 5 Grateful Dead performances of New Orleans from 1969-1984, with first and last dates, venues, setlists, and listening links.
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Start with these New Orleans versions
Best first listen: June 21, 1984 · Kingswood Music Theatre · Maple, Canada
Kingswood has a festival-like feel, with Wavy Gravy and Ken Kesey intros around a Scarlet Begonias > Fire On The Mountain second-set start. The encore turns into the big hook: New Orleans > Big Boss Man > Iko Iko with Rick Danko and Levon Helm.
Another strong choice: June 6, 1970 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US
Another strong choice: November 8, 1970 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
First catalog performance: August 29, 1969 · Family Dog On The Great Highway · San Francisco, CA, US
Last catalog performance: June 21, 1984 · Kingswood Music Theatre · Maple, Canada
Top shows featuring New Orleans
June 21, 1984 · Kingswood Music Theatre · Maple, Canada
June 6, 1970 · Fillmore West · San Francisco, CA, US
November 8, 1970 · Capitol Theatre · Port Chester, NY, US
August 29, 1969 · Family Dog On The Great Highway · San Francisco, CA, US
September 7, 1969 · Family Dog On The Great Highway · San Francisco, CA, US
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